Tough to see others Passing the Wife in Martin Pipe February 3, 2026 RESULTS from the Dublin Racing Festival have thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in several of the ante-post markets for the Cheltenham Festival. The likes of Majborough and Fact To File delivered imperious performances, seeing them shoot to the head of the Champion Chase and Gold Cup markets. Narciso Has stamped his authority on the [...]
Paradise worthy of Attention in Hong Kong Classic Mile January 30, 2026 LOCAL horse racing fans can look forward to the beginning of the three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, with the £1.2m Hong Kong Classic Mile kicking off the series at 8.05am. A field of 14 of the best young gallopers in town line-up in this fascinating contest and many [...]
Purton and Robot to be the Stars of the show January 30, 2026 INTERESTINGLY champion jockey Zac Purton stays loyal to the Manfred Man-trained ROBOT STAR in the Long Valley Handicap (7.30am) over a mile. The partnership came from a mile back to get up on the line and defeat Strathpeffer over seven furlongs three weeks back and picked up a six-pound penalty for that win. This looks [...]
Episode 67: Dublin Racing Festival, Musselburgh and Sandown January 29, 2026 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview the Group 1 action from the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown, with selections from Saturday’s cards at Musselburgh and Sandown and Wally Pyrah returns with his best bets on Wednesday’s Happy Valley card. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for [...]
Sights on Man and Ridge to land spoils in Sandown mud January 27, 2026 THERE’S plenty of high-quality action to look forward to this Saturday, with the first of two days from the Dublin Racing Festival as well as strong domestic cards from Sandown and Musselburgh. At Leopardstown, Willie Mullins’ Galopin Des Champs has the chance to make history by winning a fourth straight Irish Gold Cup (3.30pm) to [...]
Devil’s the numero Uno pick for the Albert Bartlett January 27, 2026 WITH Cheltenham Trials Day now in the rear-view mirror, we grow ever closer to the Festival, with the next meeting at Prestbury Park the big four days in March. Last Saturday’s action in Gloucestershire was informative on several fronts from an ante-post perspective, but it’s a race from Doncaster that has thrown up a Festival [...]
McMonagle to continue Hong Kong Romance at the Valley January 27, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong is back with another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, including the highly competitive Class Three O’Brien Handicap (2.15pm) over nine furlongs. You can guarantee the celebrations in trainer David Hayes’ household would have gone on long into the night following the success of superstar Ka Ying Rising at [...]
Bunta Baby can be main beneficiary of pace burn up January 27, 2026 CASPAR Fownes’ stable will have breathed a collective sigh of relief when Flying Luck won the finale at Sha Tin on Sunday. The ‘King of the Valley’ had been finding winners hard to come by in recent times and would have needed a pick-me-up, before arriving at his favourite venue with a strong raiding party [...]
Lion can chase tails of Warrior and Bubble in Stewards’ Cup January 23, 2026 ALL EYES of the horse racing world will be firmly focused on Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, as the three kings of the city – Ka Ying Rising, Romantic Warrior and Voyage Bubble – seek to add further decoration to their already glittering CVs. It will surely be worth the entrance fee alone [...]
Index can give Purton a Happy Sunday in the city January 23, 2026 RECENT fortunes of trainer Manfred Man and jockey Zac Purton have served supporters well in the past fortnight, with the partnership delivering a couple of weekend winners in Robot Star and Patch Of Cosmo. The combination has presently provided bettors with a 30 percent strike-rate so far this season, and it looks likely they will [...]